LA Mayor Karen Bass edges DSA-backed Nithya Raman in exit polls as younger voters threaten to upend the race
Karen Bass, Los Angeles Mayor, with whom Raman is locked in a razor-thin race that could take weeks to resolve as outstanding votes are counted.Nithya Raman, the DSA-backed Los Angeles mayoral challenger, as Democrats nationally seized Senate control through upsets in Iowa, Kansas and Maine.
Final certification is not scheduled until 27 November.
The candidate spoke to supporters at the Loews Hotel at around 9:45 p.m., urging patience but stopping short of claiming victory.
Xavier Becerra, 68, stood beside the candidate on Election Day but refused to endorse her on camera, saying only 'I hope people just go out and vote.'
Exit polls taken on 22 October and 2 November had shown the candidate with a 12-point lead, but a surge among younger voters has since narrowed the gap dramatically.
